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Bateman[5] was once a prosperous town, which had a peak population of more than 300 citizens in the late 1920s. In 2000 the last resident left, and sadly many of the remaining buildings were torn down by the government of Saskatchewan.
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Bateman is situated 26 kilometers north of the Red Coat Trail in southwest Saskatchewan and is named after Jim Bateman who came to the area with his family in 1908. Upon arrival, Bateman would take possession of a quarter section of land on the banks of Notukeu Creek. In 1911, Bateman would open a post office. His daughter Lydia was sworn in as the post mistress and drove up to St. Boswells, 10 kilometers northwest of Bateman with her father to pick up the towns first mail bag.
During its pioneer and times of great prosperity, Bateman would have over 300 residents during the late 1920s. Bateman was also a focal point for small family grain farmers in the region. The town once boasted four grain elevators, a bank, a theatre, restaurants, two gas stations, two churches, three grocery stores, skating and curling rink, and two implement businesses. Bateman even had its own power plant and street light system.
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- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html>
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>
- ^ Ghost Towns of Canada http://www.ghosttownscanada.ca/
- ^ December 16, 1999 - Votes and Proceedings
Coordinates: 50°01′01″N 106°43′59″W / 50.017, -106.733
Canada
Saskatchewan
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